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we are entering into an environment where it is very hard for people to know what the facts are. both sides have their fact checkers. the new media environment creates these sources of information and facts checking, many of which are partisan in nature. it is very hard for viewers to distinguish between fact and fiction. is how we seehat these debates. people are cynical about politics but in some way that increases 10 times when we are in this environment, being faced and inundated with all kinds of contradictory information. i think that has been part of the story of these debates with the gradual loss of trust of many voters about what they are hearing. host: what do you think about the mix of foreign policy and domestic policy? guest: 4 vice president joe biden, that is very good. he is extraordinarily comfortable with foreign policy, much more so than congressman ryan will paul ryan will do well, i'm sure but this is where joe biden really like to show his stuff. he has been very involved during his senate career in all kinds of foreign policy issues from coast to vote to i
we are entering into an environment where it is very hard for people to know what the facts are. both sides have their fact checkers. the new media environment creates these sources of information and facts checking, many of which are partisan in nature. it is very hard for viewers to distinguish between fact and fiction. is how we seehat these debates. people are cynical about politics but in some way that increases 10 times when we are in this environment, being faced and inundated with all...
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you have to benchmark what your tax environment, your regulatory environment, your energy costs. the good news is in terms of getting manufacturing, we're still the world's largest market. when global investors take a look at the u.s., and canada's rate is 15% and hours is 35%, where are you going to site your plant? $1.75 trillion a year, a number that is larger than all but 80 economies in the world. it is not particularly attractive. when this administration refuses to utilize our domestic energy resources, refuses the keystone pipeline which would bring jobs and energy down to america, they reject that. that is not attractive in terms of global investment and job creation. the caller also talked about what caused the deficit then been a lot of charts and graphs dispel some myths. over four years, the total deficit was 5000 $92 billion. the taxes on the wealthy over that same time was $136 billion. all other americans was $544 billion. total cost of the bush tax cuts and the wars was about $1.30 trillion which means 75% of the deficit was caused by other spending. the wars and
you have to benchmark what your tax environment, your regulatory environment, your energy costs. the good news is in terms of getting manufacturing, we're still the world's largest market. when global investors take a look at the u.s., and canada's rate is 15% and hours is 35%, where are you going to site your plant? $1.75 trillion a year, a number that is larger than all but 80 economies in the world. it is not particularly attractive. when this administration refuses to utilize our domestic...
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what i believe is that in our rush to fill in a 24-7 news cycle in a highly politicized environment, as the white house and the state department has collected informations, they have gotten it to the american public as soon as they could. host: angie in jacksonville, fla., good morning. go ahead. last check? moving on to barbara. are you with us? go ahead. you are on the air. caller: 1 americans wake up on november 7th, they need to make the right choice to reelect president obama as the president of this great country. they have the corporations' buying and running their country. they will regret their choices forever. every day that this president has done until now and everything he will do after he has inherited this, bankruptcy of the whole country from his own party. these guys have shipped off the jobs to foreign countries. i lived through that. i have been a refugee all my life. host: sue dvorsky, any response to that caller? guest: there are a few important points that you bring up. i do believe that voters in florida, iowa, and voters across the country understand the depth
what i believe is that in our rush to fill in a 24-7 news cycle in a highly politicized environment, as the white house and the state department has collected informations, they have gotten it to the american public as soon as they could. host: angie in jacksonville, fla., good morning. go ahead. last check? moving on to barbara. are you with us? go ahead. you are on the air. caller: 1 americans wake up on november 7th, they need to make the right choice to reelect president obama as the...
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you're going into environment where it will be very difficult to win on the very right edge of the party. is there any rationale -- does it make any sense for you to reading for the campaign and take a more pragmatic -- to retinker the campaign and tell approach?re pragmatic here is the middle ground that makes the most sense. host: let's get a response from our guest. guest: it is important for you and the viewers to know why i'm running for president of the united states. again, i am a real person. i earn my way up out of poverty by god's grace. i became a federal tax lawyer. my husband and i raised five kids. host: what do think about the idea of tailoring a message to make it softer around the edges and talk about the good and bad that has come out of the last few administrations? guest: i have talked extensively about the hope that we have. we have one shot to turn the country around. the one thing we have to do is repeal obamacare. that is what employers say -- the reason they are not hiring. they fear the cost and the regulatory burden associated with obamacare. there is no other
you're going into environment where it will be very difficult to win on the very right edge of the party. is there any rationale -- does it make any sense for you to reading for the campaign and take a more pragmatic -- to retinker the campaign and tell approach?re pragmatic here is the middle ground that makes the most sense. host: let's get a response from our guest. guest: it is important for you and the viewers to know why i'm running for president of the united states. again, i am a real...
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some states have a much more favorable regulatory tax environment for small businesses. so you'll see the number increase. texas, new york, certain states really promote entrepreneurship. i think that is where you see -- and of course, population. states that are larger in size, you have a likelihood of larger numbers. it definitely is diverse. i think the state crime has a lot to do with whether they truly foster -- state climate as a lot to do with whether they truly foster entrepreneurship. host: how's the economy affecting this? guest: the downturn that we have been experiencing and are trying to come out of has been -- has been unique passed all years -- past all years. typically, we see an increase in the number of self-employed. we see people who have left work or have been forced out of work self- layoffs entere employment. this time around, we have seen a drop. a lot of it has to do with the expansion of unemployment benefits. this congress has really expanded unemployment benefits longer than any other time. people were making a cost- benefit analysis. but want
some states have a much more favorable regulatory tax environment for small businesses. so you'll see the number increase. texas, new york, certain states really promote entrepreneurship. i think that is where you see -- and of course, population. states that are larger in size, you have a likelihood of larger numbers. it definitely is diverse. i think the state crime has a lot to do with whether they truly foster -- state climate as a lot to do with whether they truly foster entrepreneurship....
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that does not mean every ceo deserve their reputation, but it's important to know that the environment in which they're doing business. it's better to know that than not know that. people do not like executive bonuses. but if they give a bonus during the good time? the you think better or worse? what about if they give a bonus when profits are down and during a down time? a sure way to take off the public is to give an executive bonus. that should be obvious. a good percentage of americans had real problems with executive compensation because most people do not get bonuses. i think that is a real point of controversy. we tried to be as comprehensive as possible in the questions we asked, but i appreciate your advice on how we could word questions. host: that part of the lessy, o87% finding it favorable. in negligible margin said they would be more favorable. robert on the democratic line from d.c. thanks for joining us. caller: in the interest of time, i would just like to ask one question. independents are still human beings and their still biased based on their experience in life. if
that does not mean every ceo deserve their reputation, but it's important to know that the environment in which they're doing business. it's better to know that than not know that. people do not like executive bonuses. but if they give a bonus during the good time? the you think better or worse? what about if they give a bonus when profits are down and during a down time? a sure way to take off the public is to give an executive bonus. that should be obvious. a good percentage of americans had...
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with the right regulation, the right kind of regulation, not crippling legislation and creating a tax environment that allows to invest in equipment and people, people are the most important part of any organization geared hire more people, get people back to work. and get america turned around again. here is the question we have to ask ourselves -- is this the new normal? the president would have us believe that how we live right now is the new normal. host: if i can jump in because we are running out of time. if i can add this tweet -- to criticize obama for new jobs plan is hypocritical when the gop obstructed every attempt offered by him. guest: the president of the united states had the house and senate for two years. where was his jobs plan then? after four years after 20 million people do not have a job. i appreciate the question, but the facts are not on the side of the president. the president had a blank check for two years, the house, the senate and the presidency, and he rammed health care down our throats without any compromise with republicans. and he did not focus on jobs. it is al
with the right regulation, the right kind of regulation, not crippling legislation and creating a tax environment that allows to invest in equipment and people, people are the most important part of any organization geared hire more people, get people back to work. and get america turned around again. here is the question we have to ask ourselves -- is this the new normal? the president would have us believe that how we live right now is the new normal. host: if i can jump in because we are...
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it is one way -- one thing you -- when you do that in an operational environment and you say all may i know so if i break the code it is on me, but when you have 25 other people knowing what you are doing, and one of those folks can lead inadvertently that you are doing something at the precise moment the you are doing it with people that were just as likely be had you s look at -- behead you as look at you -- that an enemy, insurance -- and amenity, insurance to you have to trust, it takes a system to make sure you can deliver. i've never been an intelligence operative. i've worked undercover. at the end of the day, when people get killed, if you are an informant, or an undercover officer, it is still the same. you deal with it immediately. it is difficult to know the people you are working with you cannot trust. you cannot trust the informants, and generally. their motivation is different, but they have inside information. it is complex. it is a very basic thing. if you did not have the trust, you will be on willing to take the risk. host: this is robert liscouski. i want to get yo
it is one way -- one thing you -- when you do that in an operational environment and you say all may i know so if i break the code it is on me, but when you have 25 other people knowing what you are doing, and one of those folks can lead inadvertently that you are doing something at the precise moment the you are doing it with people that were just as likely be had you s look at -- behead you as look at you -- that an enemy, insurance -- and amenity, insurance to you have to trust, it takes a...
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every year the environment always comes in somewhere. eight or nine on a priority list. did you have people like susan fluke, a law school graduate from georgetown who wants people to pay for her birth control pills. people look at the democrats and figure it is a party of morons. host: we are going to stop the right there. the events of the middle east quickly made their way to the campaign trail. reactiontt romney's and the analysis of making statements about the embassy attacks. we are going to look at mitt romney on the campaign trail yesterday. this was after an additional 24 hours and when he had to say about the events in the middle east. >> as we watch the world today, sometimes it seemed like we are at the mercy of events instead of shaping events. a strong america depends on a strong military. we have to have a military -- [cheers and applause] we have to have a military second to strong that is so strong nobody would think of testing it. host: mitt romney yesterday. the suggested is neo conservatives influencing mr. romney on the campaign trail. on the news re
every year the environment always comes in somewhere. eight or nine on a priority list. did you have people like susan fluke, a law school graduate from georgetown who wants people to pay for her birth control pills. people look at the democrats and figure it is a party of morons. host: we are going to stop the right there. the events of the middle east quickly made their way to the campaign trail. reactiontt romney's and the analysis of making statements about the embassy attacks. we are going...
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guest: the unfortunate thing is that people in afghanistan live in a very difficult environment. they do not live in the same kind of circumstances that we live in. when i was in kunar, most people live on floors. they are lucky to have the carpet. they do not have the same sanitation that we have. i am aware of the impact of the cold this year upon afghanistan and how many children have died. it has been very prominent in the afghan news. i note our embassy and other people are trying act to make that better. of course in, the level of difficulty of the wife in afghanistan is quite mass. host: the pentagon sent our kids to afghanistan without a plan. they do not know what they're doing. they are creating terrorists. >> this is one of the columns that -- this is something one fears a great deal. from 2001 to 2006, i questioned a lot of the plan that was there. the most recent plan, there is a plan there, whether or not it was sufficient is another question. i do not believe we are creating terrorists by being in afghanistan. we work for them as government officials and not simply
guest: the unfortunate thing is that people in afghanistan live in a very difficult environment. they do not live in the same kind of circumstances that we live in. when i was in kunar, most people live on floors. they are lucky to have the carpet. they do not have the same sanitation that we have. i am aware of the impact of the cold this year upon afghanistan and how many children have died. it has been very prominent in the afghan news. i note our embassy and other people are trying act to...
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the second thing to remember is that when you were in this kind of environment, because we are still the largest economy in the world and because we still have more mobile ruled law than any other country, people actually come to the u.s. to invest their money when they are scared. counterpressure is on the u.s. bonds pared the danger is the morning people have a are tentative and the morning inflation starts, if you have $17 trillion you're paying interest on, you'll pay enormous percentage of your budget. you'll pay more in your lifetime for interest on the debt and you will pay for national security. that is a fairly dangerous concept. those give this difficult economic choices later on. host: that reminds me of various vice-presidential possibilities who are experts like rob portman. speak to him and his ability to help the problems. guest: if you're looking for expertise, the two people know the most are rob portman and paul ryan. he has been office of the management budget and he is experience. paul ryan is probably the brightest person ever to chair the budget committee. the t
the second thing to remember is that when you were in this kind of environment, because we are still the largest economy in the world and because we still have more mobile ruled law than any other country, people actually come to the u.s. to invest their money when they are scared. counterpressure is on the u.s. bonds pared the danger is the morning people have a are tentative and the morning inflation starts, if you have $17 trillion you're paying interest on, you'll pay enormous percentage of...
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all he can do is to create the environment to help large and small businesses create jobs. once the republican party, the rich, decide to start putting this country back together and putting people back to work, we will start doing a lot better. ronni chasen unions and union members. hating unions and union members and for people is not the answer. we are paying the cost for previous republican governments. host: dorothea is an independent caller in maryland. caller: good morning. i am waiting for the republican national convention. i do want c-span to do one thing. will you please have a show and find out how obama has spent $16 trillion, exactly? and i like when romney talks about energy. the only thing i'm concerned about is one thing. we need some facts. does anyone know of anything that goes down lower than it was? i don't care for its housing or clothing or food? you will never pay what you paid 10 years ago. i don't believe we will get energy for a dollar. people do things to make money, so gas will not go down under romney or any other president. it's going to go up
all he can do is to create the environment to help large and small businesses create jobs. once the republican party, the rich, decide to start putting this country back together and putting people back to work, we will start doing a lot better. ronni chasen unions and union members. hating unions and union members and for people is not the answer. we are paying the cost for previous republican governments. host: dorothea is an independent caller in maryland. caller: good morning. i am waiting...
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he has made sure our environment has been kept clean. senator casey has been a leader on education. he has been an outstanding leader on foreign policy, standing up for allies like israel. senator casey has been an outstanding senator. for tom smith to suggest otherwise is wrong. it is fine for tom smith to go on the air and compare his ideas for example wanting to shut down medication -- medicare as we know it. that is a legitimate debate to have. but going on the air and sending $20 million to attack senator casey is what people are sick and tired of. he will be rejected in this election. host: let's go to bismarck, north dakota. thanks for waiting. caller: i would like the floor to yield 10 seconds. if i could reserve 10 more, i would like to be heard a little bit more. host: this is not the u.s. senate. caller: people who put the u.s. senate in place, my point of view as an independent is, when george bush was our present, -- president, you do not talk about the president negatively. he has the vote of the entire united states. it is the job of the congress and the senate to coo
he has made sure our environment has been kept clean. senator casey has been a leader on education. he has been an outstanding leader on foreign policy, standing up for allies like israel. senator casey has been an outstanding senator. for tom smith to suggest otherwise is wrong. it is fine for tom smith to go on the air and compare his ideas for example wanting to shut down medication -- medicare as we know it. that is a legitimate debate to have. but going on the air and sending $20 million...
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with respect to senators and congressmen, it is a far different political environment to vote on a bill or give speeches than it is for the responsibility to send a statewide agenda, make promises, and then be held accountable. i do not start out being anti- rick. he has worked hard and is a very good send a there. he did demonstrate some strength in iowa. i like jon huntsman. as i take a look at accomplishments as governor, rolling back taxes, regulatory reform, leading the country in job growth, you take a look at his economic plan, i am not sure rick has one, but jon huntsman has the best economic plan to put this country on a path for prosperity. push this economy forward, competing your way to prosperity. when you have worked in the u.s. trade office, you are an ambassador. you put those things together along with experience, i think he tromps senator santorum. host: we will be talking about the economic policies coming up later on "washington journal." let me ask you this. do you think jon huntsman has hurt his chances being an ambassador to china? is it a strike against him? disc
with respect to senators and congressmen, it is a far different political environment to vote on a bill or give speeches than it is for the responsibility to send a statewide agenda, make promises, and then be held accountable. i do not start out being anti- rick. he has worked hard and is a very good send a there. he did demonstrate some strength in iowa. i like jon huntsman. as i take a look at accomplishments as governor, rolling back taxes, regulatory reform, leading the country in job...
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the change republicans will try to make is to change theat to have a more open workplace environment. host: an editorial responding to and preparing for natural disasters is one of government's most important functions. it's as lawmakers should provide immediate relief without having to worry about demanding that spending to cut elsewhere. jan in springfield, mass., on the line for democrats. caller: 5 would like to say in florida in 2004 when they had all of the hurricanes, state farm insurance pulled out of the state and refused to ensure homes. people that have car insurance with state farm wanted to cancel their insurance. we found out the weight state farm is judging each state -- we found out state farm is judging each state. there are states where they are not making a profit so they are not insuring. global warming and new storms, the insurance companies need to look at their policies and unite them as americans. please quit referring to us as "ordinary" and referred to us as the backbone of the nation. guest: i was born in massachusetts, so i certainly feel you are part of th
the change republicans will try to make is to change theat to have a more open workplace environment. host: an editorial responding to and preparing for natural disasters is one of government's most important functions. it's as lawmakers should provide immediate relief without having to worry about demanding that spending to cut elsewhere. jan in springfield, mass., on the line for democrats. caller: 5 would like to say in florida in 2004 when they had all of the hurricanes, state farm...
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it will be a different environment. everything suggestible be a close race. host: give us the battleground states. guest: virginia, florida, ohio, colorado, and nevada as five of the closest. at pennsylvania to the list, because i think that will be very much in play. these are states, especially states in the southwest for the unemployment rate is particularly high. with the rate of foreclosure is project early high. -- particularly high. these are states that republicans are positioned to take over. there are other positive trends for the president. the hispanic group and some of the southwestern states. the minority vote in the states like virginia. you really have of battle between the economy, which plays in the republican, and the democratic favor, which plays to the president here yen it will come down to the five or six states. host: we will come back to you before we wrap up. i want to give the viewer some other news. national advertisers polled rush limbaugh advertisements. the commercials were not supposed to run on his show in the first place acco
it will be a different environment. everything suggestible be a close race. host: give us the battleground states. guest: virginia, florida, ohio, colorado, and nevada as five of the closest. at pennsylvania to the list, because i think that will be very much in play. these are states, especially states in the southwest for the unemployment rate is particularly high. with the rate of foreclosure is project early high. -- particularly high. these are states that republicans are positioned to...
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the pentagon had declared cyberspace the environment of people and machines and networks as a new do main of war. and yet, we realize that maybe one in a thousand people understood what cyberspace was and the degree and denth of vellner abilities and so what we're trying to do is take pieces of it and explain the fund meantles and the platonic idea is that everybody from my mom and dad to congress and people around the country can understand and so maybe start the process of coming up with ways to defend cyberspace better. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on the communicate tors on c-span2. >> it's a great source of information for the public so if you want to know what is going on with legislation or policy, c-span has it covered. >> i like "book tv" because i get to see authors peeking around the country. >> c-span offers the news as it's happening. it doesn't offer commentary, it's just telling you the facts so you can make your own decision. the decisions are not being told to you and that is interesting. people who want to be engaged in solet and know what is going on. >> c-span creat
the pentagon had declared cyberspace the environment of people and machines and networks as a new do main of war. and yet, we realize that maybe one in a thousand people understood what cyberspace was and the degree and denth of vellner abilities and so what we're trying to do is take pieces of it and explain the fund meantles and the platonic idea is that everybody from my mom and dad to congress and people around the country can understand and so maybe start the process of coming up with ways...
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we need to take care of our environment. host: why did you think the mars rover landing was so significant? caller: it shows we still have a technological ability to do such things, such marvelous things. history, how could we have conceived of such a thing with in the past 50 years? these are leaps and bounds in technology that we're taking. it shows man's altman ability to strive -- man's ultimate ability. host: a tear from chicago, frome -- let's hear chicago, bonnie, independenct. caller: i did not know there was no reason for the nasa program until i hear from this man. all that could have done with out a space program. for endangering our lives with the space junk that is up there? i don't think there was a good reason that he gave. some of these callers are undercover nazi workers and we need to have a better reason than that. guest: i cannot agree with you there. there are doctors doubt that can do remote medical procedures across the country or across the world over satellite connections, and i think that is a treme
we need to take care of our environment. host: why did you think the mars rover landing was so significant? caller: it shows we still have a technological ability to do such things, such marvelous things. history, how could we have conceived of such a thing with in the past 50 years? these are leaps and bounds in technology that we're taking. it shows man's altman ability to strive -- man's ultimate ability. host: a tear from chicago, frome -- let's hear chicago, bonnie, independenct. caller: i...
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we have parents working in a much more difficult economic environment where parents are not home, and kids do not have the incentive to exercise. we do not require physical education in the schools anymore, and students get resources from the vending machines, though that is gradually being pulled out of schools. these are complicated, big public health problems and they cannot be dealt with by telling people you ought to eat less and exercise more. a lot of these patterns are set early in life, and once they get on the treadmill, they can not get off it without some help. we have to use good judgment. the rule of reason -- people do not like to be told what to do, but incentives need to be there. a lot of times that is up to the business community, the house committee, faith-based community and others. host: from twitter. -- soda and vending machines are on school campuses. easy access. let me add a caveat. advertising is on vending machines. there is incentives for companies. this is a complicated problem guest: the schools have begun to take bending a strategic problem. guest: the
we have parents working in a much more difficult economic environment where parents are not home, and kids do not have the incentive to exercise. we do not require physical education in the schools anymore, and students get resources from the vending machines, though that is gradually being pulled out of schools. these are complicated, big public health problems and they cannot be dealt with by telling people you ought to eat less and exercise more. a lot of these patterns are set early in...
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in a room but it's creating that environment where they can learn. you have to create in that learning space and understand why it's important to know what you're teaching. i always try to get my kids to tell me where they're going to be when they're 25 or 30 and use mathematics as the means of getting where you want to go. it's not an end in itself. getting an a in my precalculus class isn't enough. what i need to know is where you're going so i can show you what i tphaoefp math class and hear in english and all the other courses help you get to where you want to go. host: we're listening to mr. roekel, if you're just tuning in, our guest is dennis van roekel, president of the national education association. jan has a point, new research has found that nurturing early in life helps the social skills and many kids lack parents that care. guest: there is no research that absolutely doesn't reinforce the power and potential in investing in early childhood education. it all says that. it's not a problem of not knowing what to do. it's the problem of not
in a room but it's creating that environment where they can learn. you have to create in that learning space and understand why it's important to know what you're teaching. i always try to get my kids to tell me where they're going to be when they're 25 or 30 and use mathematics as the means of getting where you want to go. it's not an end in itself. getting an a in my precalculus class isn't enough. what i need to know is where you're going so i can show you what i tphaoefp math class and hear...
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entire world and to america in particular, which is to see a complete change in the structure and the environment in the middle east. with the arab spring came a great deal of hope that there would be a change towards more moderation, an opportunity for greater participation on the part of women in public life and in economic life in the middle east. instead we have seen in nation after nation and number of disturbing events. of course we see in syria 30,000 civilians having been killed by the military there. we seek in libya and attack apparently by -- we see in libya an attack apparently by terrorists of some kind. four people are dead and our hearts and minds go to them. mali has been taken over, the northern part, by al qaeda-type individuals. we are seeing a pretty dramatic reversal in the kinds of hopes we had for that region. the greatest threat of all is iran, four and years closer to a nuclear weapon. we are going to have to recognize -- i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda. but we cannot kill our way out of this mess. we will have t
entire world and to america in particular, which is to see a complete change in the structure and the environment in the middle east. with the arab spring came a great deal of hope that there would be a change towards more moderation, an opportunity for greater participation on the part of women in public life and in economic life in the middle east. instead we have seen in nation after nation and number of disturbing events. of course we see in syria 30,000 civilians having been killed by the...
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it is hard to promise people money in this a fiscal environment. host: have you done a study of political involvement in college students? guest: college students tend to be more politically involved than previous students and other people their own age. they tend to be more well- informed and people who are not college students at their own age. in the end, one of the reasons college is so important is it is not just about dollars and cents. it is about creating independently minded citizenry that can continue to maintain our democratic system. we do not want to under fund political science or history or other kinds of subjects in at a favor of simply teaching people how to turn a vote. we have a double expends issue here, that is when the college to make people better citizens and let people live up fully in their times. host: we have about 10 minutes left. we will go to jose with no college experience. caller: good morning. i went to school in at 1958. in 1958, i was in school. i was very proud of the way they used to teach the students in 1958
it is hard to promise people money in this a fiscal environment. host: have you done a study of political involvement in college students? guest: college students tend to be more politically involved than previous students and other people their own age. they tend to be more well- informed and people who are not college students at their own age. in the end, one of the reasons college is so important is it is not just about dollars and cents. it is about creating independently minded citizenry...
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i am and advocates for our environment and an advocate for these parts. i have seen parks in other parts of the country. i am glad you are coming on and speaking about this today. i hope people understand that once we lose the beauty we have, it will be lost forever. we need to stay in there and work on it. guest: thank you for your call. you cannot protect the parks inside their boundaries. you have to think about the parks as living, breathing landscapes living with the basic communities and landowners. you need to think of them in a more holistic way. the park service is reaching out to engage with communities next door. you have to protect the park inside. you need to work collaboratively in the corridors of conservation throughout the park to avoid issues like fracking on the border of a national park. you do not want these drills or the small for the pollution right next to the border of a park. we need to have the energy production, but not next to the park. the park service and others are working to figure out collaborative solutions around the pa
i am and advocates for our environment and an advocate for these parts. i have seen parks in other parts of the country. i am glad you are coming on and speaking about this today. i hope people understand that once we lose the beauty we have, it will be lost forever. we need to stay in there and work on it. guest: thank you for your call. you cannot protect the parks inside their boundaries. you have to think about the parks as living, breathing landscapes living with the basic communities and...
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i think she speaks for a lot of people who think the environment in washington is toxic. i think there has been a lot of reporting about that. there tends to be -- we tried to present both sides, and that may come across to some as not blaming one side or the other. mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader did say early on publicly that his number one goal was to make president obama a one-term president, which is something the democrats probably said about president bush but not publicly. i am not sure that was a smart move. we live in a partisan two-party system, so there is going to be a lot of that. i think there is a lot of frustration that nothing is getting done in washington, and people blame the media for not getting the story, the republicans, blame the democrats. i think there has been a lot of reporting about how some bills that the republicans had been for, now they are against because president obama had embraced it. you can find examples on the democrat side as well. i hate to be where she washing, but it is true. it is not black and white. host: tim f
i think she speaks for a lot of people who think the environment in washington is toxic. i think there has been a lot of reporting about that. there tends to be -- we tried to present both sides, and that may come across to some as not blaming one side or the other. mitch mcconnell, the senate republican leader did say early on publicly that his number one goal was to make president obama a one-term president, which is something the democrats probably said about president bush but not publicly....
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i think it is very serious and needs to be done in a more cool environment. >> do you see that in 2013? >> i think so. >> do you believe tax reform could be accomplished in 2013? >> i think it needs to be, really has to be, otherwise we are the same debate and proposals of the rest. it might interest you would we're in the room talking about the budget and the fiscal this and that, it is curious because all of the sudden we are surrounded by fiscal hawks. i thought there were extended species when president bush was president, but all the sudden now the deficit is all. we have a moral responsibility to reduce the deficit, and that is why we have pay as you go. the pay go was very important, but they eliminated that. i think the right thing to do is that we would eliminate it. why would we have $38 billion in tax subsidies for big oil as an incentive for them to drill, when in the same time there will make a profit of one trillion dollars? when you were at the table, this is the part that might interest you or surprise you, republicans 81 to save $30 billion? cut pell grant. we have a d
i think it is very serious and needs to be done in a more cool environment. >> do you see that in 2013? >> i think so. >> do you believe tax reform could be accomplished in 2013? >> i think it needs to be, really has to be, otherwise we are the same debate and proposals of the rest. it might interest you would we're in the room talking about the budget and the fiscal this and that, it is curious because all of the sudden we are surrounded by fiscal hawks. i thought there...
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they want to see the stimulus environment. the idea that there will be mandatory cuts that will start to kick in for government spending. those cuts could be dramatic for defense contractors. a lot of businesses say, "i do not want to be adding workers at this time if i lose a business contract." the gridlock has been a lot of impact of the employers' thinking. host: rita, a republican. caller: i am retired and 77 years old. they shipped the call center over to the philippines. stan my husband and myself have barely had enough for food, gas, utility. i did get a job for it 25 hours a week about two months ago. i love the job. they cut me down to 20 hours. then i was cut down to 15 hours. i see where the money is going. people are coming in from everywhere. they are getting food stamps, shelter, everything. they get a voucher for their utilities. we do not qualify for anything. host: rita from pennsylvania. guest: you have new information about average hourly earnings in the government report. payrolls edged dowdn onn one cet i
they want to see the stimulus environment. the idea that there will be mandatory cuts that will start to kick in for government spending. those cuts could be dramatic for defense contractors. a lot of businesses say, "i do not want to be adding workers at this time if i lose a business contract." the gridlock has been a lot of impact of the employers' thinking. host: rita, a republican. caller: i am retired and 77 years old. they shipped the call center over to the philippines. stan...
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i think that's where republicans are coming from on the environment. not that we want dirty air and water like the left likes to portra portray. so that's my comment. >> host: some of these issues have become more political divisive by their very nature that environmental protection is part of the a broader conversation about natural resources and energy and where this country should be invested for the future and that's brouthd it to the realm of the more political debate thant was when we first asked about it in the 9s. host: ross is on the line from kentucky. caller: thanks guys. thanks for taking my calls. the reason why i called and i'm an independent and there's democratic issues as well as republican issues. when i look at the list, the thing that i'm seeing as an independent is that the difference in how the use of power of government is being implemented. where the left agrees that use of power should be used this way and the right says no and there's no moderate common sense put into place and there's certain things the government should be a
i think that's where republicans are coming from on the environment. not that we want dirty air and water like the left likes to portra portray. so that's my comment. >> host: some of these issues have become more political divisive by their very nature that environmental protection is part of the a broader conversation about natural resources and energy and where this country should be invested for the future and that's brouthd it to the realm of the more political debate thant was when...
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the environment is much more competitive than any other southern state. virginia is one of the most competitive states because of these changes. host: we have a map of virginia where senator mccain and president obama won. you can see patches of blue in northern virginia and in the east. guest: what you see is an america in miniature -- you have an area with a lot of highly educated people and defense contractors and government workers and a lot of affluent people who tend to be democratic. it depends speak more conservative in other parts of the state'. in the south side of virginia, you are pretty conservative voters. the democratic votes tend to be concentrated in the cities like richmond and hampton roads. the democrats tend to win the cities. the battle in virginia tends to be in the suburbs. what you have is a state that is up for grabs. geographically, republican swill win --republicans will win many more counties. host: we're talking about virginia as a battleground state. here are the phone lines. host: who are the people groups that are supporti
the environment is much more competitive than any other southern state. virginia is one of the most competitive states because of these changes. host: we have a map of virginia where senator mccain and president obama won. you can see patches of blue in northern virginia and in the east. guest: what you see is an america in miniature -- you have an area with a lot of highly educated people and defense contractors and government workers and a lot of affluent people who tend to be democratic. it...
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the bottom line is that when rachel carson was writing about this, it is the environment's security. mother nature is worried about her security as far as fixing things and not tearing down things and polluting things. most people want clean water and no pot holes when they are driving down a road or on a bike trail. aaa says we spend $500 per year on that. >> -- host: thank you. your listening or just turning in, we are focusing on the 100 a mark before the general election. also, the congressional elections. "the hill" reporting on congressman dave camp undergoing treatment for cancer. this was discovered during a physical. host: gary has this point on twitter -- host: again, "the washington post" with questions as the campaign heads into final months. will the conventions matter? negative campaigns. justice antonin scalia is our guest tonight on "q&a." good morning. welcome to the program. caller: i think mitt romney is the man because he knows how to create jobs. he has created jobs. obama said the buck stops here. well, you know, on the golf course 100 times or more in his presi
the bottom line is that when rachel carson was writing about this, it is the environment's security. mother nature is worried about her security as far as fixing things and not tearing down things and polluting things. most people want clean water and no pot holes when they are driving down a road or on a bike trail. aaa says we spend $500 per year on that. >> -- host: thank you. your listening or just turning in, we are focusing on the 100 a mark before the general election. also, the...
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let the defense companies have some certainty as to what environment they will be working in. host: let us go to don on our line for republicans calling from obama -- calling from alabama. caller: i am a mother of a college student. she is on student loans. i wonder why a person with a pelc grant and a person with student loans go to college. guest: really good question. the student with the program by definition comes from a family that does not have much to begin with. the the family with a student loan and has a little bit more than that. i am not so sure i agree with that system, either. i have often thought that how much you have to pay back should be a function of how much you make after you graduate, not how much money or family had before you went in. i have often thought we might want to switch to a system where what they paid that depends upon their economic success, not on how much their family had before they went into college. i would like to see an expansion of merit-based scholarships, not just me-base. i think if your son or daughter is the best mathematician o
let the defense companies have some certainty as to what environment they will be working in. host: let us go to don on our line for republicans calling from obama -- calling from alabama. caller: i am a mother of a college student. she is on student loans. i wonder why a person with a pelc grant and a person with student loans go to college. guest: really good question. the student with the program by definition comes from a family that does not have much to begin with. the the family with a...
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host: denise mentioned the environment is one of his concerns. let's look at a story from bloomberg news this morning. the ice cap of notes to a record low -- melts to a record low. lowest in three decades of measurements. i will scroll down into the story and we will get some content. och -- host: clearwater, florida. republicans line. caller: i am just worried about governor romney not showing all of his taxes. it makes me and the tone there is because it says, i don't care enough about you. and if he wants us to vote for him, i think he should show his taxes. and keeping his money all sure does not sound very american to me. how am i going to want to vote for a man who doesn't seem to trust our banks? maybe he has a reason for it. but it makes me nervous that he prefers the cayman islands and other places. i just think he is really not hitting the right message by doing these things and not showing his taxes. it is very important to me because i think he is trying to cover up something. host: is there another candidate you support more? caller
host: denise mentioned the environment is one of his concerns. let's look at a story from bloomberg news this morning. the ice cap of notes to a record low -- melts to a record low. lowest in three decades of measurements. i will scroll down into the story and we will get some content. och -- host: clearwater, florida. republicans line. caller: i am just worried about governor romney not showing all of his taxes. it makes me and the tone there is because it says, i don't care enough about you....
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i love the environment. a protected the environment all my life. this thing about carbon dioxide, it is not a green house guest. it was not classified as a greenhouse gas. congress use the epa to do it. if you take stones and put plans in, and feed them with 100% carbon dioxide, the plants grow. we humans take in oxygen that we get from plants and we breathe out carbon dioxide. carbon dioxide is really a nutrient. some scientists have said it is an insulator in our atmosphere. you are trying to throw everything out of balance. this mercury thing, as a little girl i had about 50 cents worth of mercury that i collected from thermometers, and i would throw on the floor and play with. is it not interesting that our governments, whether they are republicans or democrats, when they went to drill the oil in the golf, they selected bp, who had 600 violations against it, when they could've taken conoco, who only had one. defendi'm not going to bp. the supreme court 2007 said carbon dioxide is under that definition. the epa made a finding that carbon dioxide
i love the environment. a protected the environment all my life. this thing about carbon dioxide, it is not a green house guest. it was not classified as a greenhouse gas. congress use the epa to do it. if you take stones and put plans in, and feed them with 100% carbon dioxide, the plants grow. we humans take in oxygen that we get from plants and we breathe out carbon dioxide. carbon dioxide is really a nutrient. some scientists have said it is an insulator in our atmosphere. you are trying to...
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it was a good environment for republicans. scott walker ran on getting concessions for the unions, but did not run on a rolling back collective bargaining and all the rules and union certification that was implemented. part of the shock to the system, and even the governor has acknowledged that he did not live a foundation for this political giveaway he should have. that was a big reason for the melodrama we had, andy intensity of the protest. -- and the intensity of the protest. that will be part of the debate in this recall election. i think his response to that is you elected a republican government -- a clean sweep, and this is what we have done with that. now, people will decide whether to ratify that or not. host: in "the washington post's" this morning under the headline "endorsements show little effect" -- host: given the situation governor walker finds himself in right now, will the republican nominee for the presidency be angling for governor walker's endorsement or will he keep them -- him at a distance? guest: it w
it was a good environment for republicans. scott walker ran on getting concessions for the unions, but did not run on a rolling back collective bargaining and all the rules and union certification that was implemented. part of the shock to the system, and even the governor has acknowledged that he did not live a foundation for this political giveaway he should have. that was a big reason for the melodrama we had, andy intensity of the protest. -- and the intensity of the protest. that will be...
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guest: these are all stored in a temperature-controlled environment. all kept inside a very, you know, tight mylar sleeves to protect them from air. they're rarely exhibited. they can only be exhibited for a limited amount of time. because we want to limit the amount of exposure to light. and in particular, like the abraham lincoln poster that we have, i think there's only five of those known to be in existence. we have exhibited that but it can only be xiblted, i think, for no more than six months at a time. host: what intrigues you the most as you put together this collection? so much here, you mentioned lincoln to reagan, ford in 1976. the hope poster in 2008. guest: i think the -- i mean, i love looking at the logan poster from 1968 because it was a very complicated poster to put to print as someone who works in publishing now with everything is digital. it's red, white and blue, as you can see going through the book that the early posters were largely black and white. the andrew jackson ones are all black and white and then in the corner of that a
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a big storm best disrupt the earth's environment -- a big storm does disrupt the earth's environment. our electronic technology is so young. it has existed only for a small fraction of the sun's 4.5 billion years. host: from new jersey, tom. caller: good morning and thank you for c-span. i think he missed the main problem with the solar flares. do you agree that nuclear power plants have to be cooled 247 -- 24/7? guest: yes. caller: do you further agreed that the power to run the cooling pumps comes from the grid and not the plants themselves? guest: plants also have backup generators. caller: they run for about a week. if the grid goes down and the cooling systems go down, they will have -- they will begin melting down like fukushima. concern?t a realistic guest: i do not think so. all nuclear plants are designed with the possibility that you could lose electrical power. that is not an imponderable for nuclear-plan design. i have not seen any scenario where meltdowns of nuclear p lants are listed in the event of a solar flare. caller: i have a couple of quick questions. the sun isiev
a big storm best disrupt the earth's environment -- a big storm does disrupt the earth's environment. our electronic technology is so young. it has existed only for a small fraction of the sun's 4.5 billion years. host: from new jersey, tom. caller: good morning and thank you for c-span. i think he missed the main problem with the solar flares. do you agree that nuclear power plants have to be cooled 247 -- 24/7? guest: yes. caller: do you further agreed that the power to run the cooling pumps...
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caller: isolate i think there was some resistance but once he got into a new environment and develop new friends and had a new set of teachers, he responded very well. by the time it got too high school, he was more mature and relate almost one year older than a lot of distance around him but that maturity is what made the difference in in being able to perform a high school. host: is yours the only example you can cite or have you heard of others? caller: i have not heard of anyone else doing that. the idea of keeping the kids in the same high school for another year is a real bad idea in terms of the pierre relationship. if you can move them sooner than that and let them get established and give them a year of maturity earlier, i think it is a much better approach. host: we will continue with calls about this but first a look at the papers. this is from "the washington post"business section -- this is a listing of the ceo's. they takoma average othey have t of the organizations that have been compiled by bloomberg, the top five are the pharmaceutical research and manufacturers, ame
caller: isolate i think there was some resistance but once he got into a new environment and develop new friends and had a new set of teachers, he responded very well. by the time it got too high school, he was more mature and relate almost one year older than a lot of distance around him but that maturity is what made the difference in in being able to perform a high school. host: is yours the only example you can cite or have you heard of others? caller: i have not heard of anyone else doing...
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those remain a central afford -- the central for the environment and for economics. host: here is from an article. sweet springs, missouri, mike is on the line. he is a democrat. caller: i think the producers ought to be giving americans a trade-off in one of three categories. we know our price of water is going to go up in the u.s. and if our water rose up and our gasoline remains the same amount because of exporting and the cost of shipping, with one of vigor energy costs in water, electricity, and gas just because of shaving. -- shaling. the producers ought to give one thing at least, guarantee higher wages, or reduce gasoline costs. you cannot do this to the american people on all three sectors with no trade-offs. if we are going to pay high costing gasoline, high-cost in water up to $5 per gallon for bottled water -- people are paying $2 per gallon from bottled water now. we need a trade off. i do not think that the producer should be allowed to do anything unless the american people are given a fair shake on one of the three items. guest: water is one of those
those remain a central afford -- the central for the environment and for economics. host: here is from an article. sweet springs, missouri, mike is on the line. he is a democrat. caller: i think the producers ought to be giving americans a trade-off in one of three categories. we know our price of water is going to go up in the u.s. and if our water rose up and our gasoline remains the same amount because of exporting and the cost of shipping, with one of vigor energy costs in water,...
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it is about creating the right environment, whether it is agriculture or energy or anywhere else. we have to reduce the regulatory burden. when the tax reform so companies will invest. host: last friday the administration asked for an additional review of it. guest: right. that is what congress needs to approve the project. this is now been going on for four years. four years ago. we put 100,000 barrels of oil into the pipeline. it will take 500 trucks a day off of our roads that are beating up our roads and creating traffic safety issues. back to the woman's questions about impacts. that is needed. this has been waiting for four yeras. you talk about why this economy is being held up. you cannot hold up major projects. you cannot do that for years and years and expect the economy to do well. that is exactly what i'm talking about. your state unemployment is at 3%. what do a tribute to those numbers? guest: i was governor there from 2000 to 2010. we focused on stimulating private investment. whether you look at energy or an advanced manufacturing or value added, high-tech, tourism
it is about creating the right environment, whether it is agriculture or energy or anywhere else. we have to reduce the regulatory burden. when the tax reform so companies will invest. host: last friday the administration asked for an additional review of it. guest: right. that is what congress needs to approve the project. this is now been going on for four years. four years ago. we put 100,000 barrels of oil into the pipeline. it will take 500 trucks a day off of our roads that are beating up...
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i think it matters and conservatives should be pro- environment. we all want to have clean air and clean water. i do not think we should walk off and allow liberals to claim they are the only people that care about the environment. nancy pelosi became so radioactive, the act of being on a couch with her -- [laughter] i rest my case. and i have been very energetic for my entire career and every once in awhile i have done something dumb. i concede, that was dumb. host: "the washington times, close but this morning, they fired back in a piece that said in an earlier campaign stop he is quoted as saying "i would, if he could, by an election, if he could." referring to the amount of money that mitt romney has spent, which newt gingrich called $3.5 million. big sandy, texas. scott, what do you make of the bid -- of the gop field? caller: just like rick santorum, the cream is coming to the top. it is the right thing. i love him. he has been one of my favorites all along. he understands what makes america great. he is right on energy, defense, foreign poli
i think it matters and conservatives should be pro- environment. we all want to have clean air and clean water. i do not think we should walk off and allow liberals to claim they are the only people that care about the environment. nancy pelosi became so radioactive, the act of being on a couch with her -- [laughter] i rest my case. and i have been very energetic for my entire career and every once in awhile i have done something dumb. i concede, that was dumb. host: "the washington times,...
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we have had 197 bills and amendments to the disarray the environment. i think that is a challenge for the country. much of the leadership was going all the way back to teddy roosevelt. of the epa was created under richard nixon when he was president. there were prominent republicans who were pro-environment. i have not seen jobs bills. i have seen 33 attempts to repeal of the affordable care to basically excite the republican base but not a serious move for serious legislation or to reach across the aisle to work with democrats in both the house and senate. about 30 jobs bills going to the senate and dying there i have to take issue with. the point you made about the budget -- in an ideal world, we would pass a budget every year. unfortunately, that has not happened. in the republican-controlled house, we have passed a budget which i would argue is one of the most radical document in american history. the first iteration essentially ended medicare as we know it. i think it reflects a very darwinian world. ryan ii, the budget we passed this year, it esse
we have had 197 bills and amendments to the disarray the environment. i think that is a challenge for the country. much of the leadership was going all the way back to teddy roosevelt. of the epa was created under richard nixon when he was president. there were prominent republicans who were pro-environment. i have not seen jobs bills. i have seen 33 attempts to repeal of the affordable care to basically excite the republican base but not a serious move for serious legislation or to reach...
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my comment is that i do think we should get together and make some good decisions about our environment. i think the discussion going on today has been a very interesting. it is not just one party that is interested in proper sorts of energy. i think we as americans are interested. that is my comments. host: thank you for calling. chris from maryland rates sent on the environmental issues -- writes in on these environmental issues. host: that is chris from woodbine, maryland, this morning. lou is next from connecticut. caller: the blithering idiots calling to c-span. you were talking about global warming before. most of the idiots have not heard about climate-gate. the sun decides what the temperature that earth has been. you have heard about the medieval warming period. they were going high-quality wine grapes in england. they not own wine grapes in england in a thousand years because it has been too cold. host: we go next to rhonda from arkansas. good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to respond to the elderly lady that said that theey wasn't speaking about elderly people. he wa
my comment is that i do think we should get together and make some good decisions about our environment. i think the discussion going on today has been a very interesting. it is not just one party that is interested in proper sorts of energy. i think we as americans are interested. that is my comments. host: thank you for calling. chris from maryland rates sent on the environmental issues -- writes in on these environmental issues. host: that is chris from woodbine, maryland, this morning. lou...
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corporations will always trump the environment for short-term gains. for example, the promotion of soft drinks. all of these things are killing us, and it is an economic factor. therefore, i am relieved that obama got in, the lesser of two evils thing, but i definitely feel like we are sure-sided. host: have you looked on line to total votell stein's take was? caller: i have not looked. i am sure it is less than 1%. the thing about third parties it is they can have an influence, and if each of us raises consciousness, that could change things. host: as we mentioned earlier, there is a continuing conversation on facebook about yesterday's election. here are more comments we have received erich -- received. eric says i am hoping they can also act like adults and do their jobs. michele says it is as it should be, give the president the opportunity to finish the path they have started. it looks like the 47% of those deemed allies -- on wanted deemed allies. i did not want to hear excuses about why obama 1 today. i want accountability. romney lost because p
corporations will always trump the environment for short-term gains. for example, the promotion of soft drinks. all of these things are killing us, and it is an economic factor. therefore, i am relieved that obama got in, the lesser of two evils thing, but i definitely feel like we are sure-sided. host: have you looked on line to total votell stein's take was? caller: i have not looked. i am sure it is less than 1%. the thing about third parties it is they can have an influence, and if each of...
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so, they needed both to have a healthy environment. in terms of the historical definition, related by blood or by adoption. -- blood marriage, or adoption. showing that children grow up with a mother and father are the best prepared to be successful in society in every way. we do the best to craft policies to accomplish that goal. host: this is a gallup poll of the republican presidential candidates. rick santorum, 36%. mitt romney, 28%. newt gingrich, below that, under 20% each. tony perkins, what do you make of this? michigan being a make or break it moment for rick santorum and mitt romney? guest: we have seen this all along. mitt romney has been in this race for eight years. he has been running for a long time. he will have this threshold that he cannot get past. people are just not comfortable with them. his record as governor of massachusetts is much different than his platform today. i am not saying that it is not authentic, i am saying that people are not comfortable with it. this series of candidates did not seem to get tracti
so, they needed both to have a healthy environment. in terms of the historical definition, related by blood or by adoption. -- blood marriage, or adoption. showing that children grow up with a mother and father are the best prepared to be successful in society in every way. we do the best to craft policies to accomplish that goal. host: this is a gallup poll of the republican presidential candidates. rick santorum, 36%. mitt romney, 28%. newt gingrich, below that, under 20% each. tony perkins,...
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so the environment is not right. i think that many examples of world bank success in terms of helping the poorest. it's almost a cliche to remind people that the green revolution which hugely increased yields in agriculture particularly rice production and some other cereals are -- was in fact incubated in a process that began in the world bank and this was a huge contributor to the reduction of hunger in the world and the capacity of people who are before growing food being able to leave the land because of the existence of surplus food and go to factories and improve their well being. world bank projects have also been associated with the elimination of some very bad diseases. blindness i recall, et cetera. so world bank is today very active in the working with international partners on hiv aids, has been for many years. it is also very active in the fight against climate change. these are very, very long-term projects which -- whose payoff i think will come in the future. but are essential for the livelihood of a
so the environment is not right. i think that many examples of world bank success in terms of helping the poorest. it's almost a cliche to remind people that the green revolution which hugely increased yields in agriculture particularly rice production and some other cereals are -- was in fact incubated in a process that began in the world bank and this was a huge contributor to the reduction of hunger in the world and the capacity of people who are before growing food being able to leave the...
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it's small business people, but it's not -- the government can set up an environment that is helpful towards business, but under large taxation and policies that will crush business, i see that as a route that obama is taking. right now the free market is struggling. host: in the "financial times" this morning, u.s. lanes to stay on growth course -- u.s. lanes to stay on growth course. like a yacht in the wind, no sooner does the u.s. economy catch a breeze from one direction than a gust comes in from another and it struggle toss move forward. growth was in the third quarter of 2012 as gross domestic product rose at an annualized rate of 2%. housing gave the economy a boost. businesses, investment set it back. the growth data point to an economy with little momentum leaves considerable doubt about its resilience to the so-called fiscal cliff of tax rises and spending cuts due at the end of the year. host: back to the phones. mark in bethesda, maryland, on our line for independents. mark is optimistic. go ahead, mark. caller: hey, how you doing? yeah, i definitely do feel optimistic a
it's small business people, but it's not -- the government can set up an environment that is helpful towards business, but under large taxation and policies that will crush business, i see that as a route that obama is taking. right now the free market is struggling. host: in the "financial times" this morning, u.s. lanes to stay on growth course -- u.s. lanes to stay on growth course. like a yacht in the wind, no sooner does the u.s. economy catch a breeze from one direction than a...
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to create an environment for cutting-edge businesses that can be super productive. we know one of the ways to do that is having a good tax policy. we also know free trade on the end is a net benefit for the country, because it brings in a cheaper good. we know we are able to give businesses and to businesses in countries that used to be closed. i think that is a good policy, which is why presidents of both parties have signed free-trade legislation to put americans back to work. host: chicago will be the seventh-hardest hit at $75 per filer. if the viewers and listeners want to see how their area my fair, how can they find out more? guest: www.heritage.org and look up taxmegeddeon. host: rea hederman, think you for being here. assistant director of the heritage foundation for analysis. >> coming up next, the youth money segment with -- you money segment with fawn johnson. >> 9:15 a.m. eastern time. nato hold emergency talks tomorrow on the downing of a turkish jet fighter. the alliance not expected to take military action, even if it confirms the claim that the unar
to create an environment for cutting-edge businesses that can be super productive. we know one of the ways to do that is having a good tax policy. we also know free trade on the end is a net benefit for the country, because it brings in a cheaper good. we know we are able to give businesses and to businesses in countries that used to be closed. i think that is a good policy, which is why presidents of both parties have signed free-trade legislation to put americans back to work. host: chicago...
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i think we are in an environment where the public is saying we don't just want career politicians running the game any more. we have a lot of candidates who come from a lot of different areas of experience and expertise. i think this is an informant in which they can win. host: now this -- is this something you and other house democrats can support? guest: i think post-election there are going to be a lot of ideas put on the table about responsible ideas so that we don't go off the fiscal cliff and so that we meet obligations that we have to give middle class and middle income taxpayers the kind of support they need going into next year, knowing that things are still in flux. there are going to be a lot of ideas. i don't want to speculate which ones are up or down. i have not seen any indication republicans are willing to put revenues on the table. revenues have to be on the table when you consider the substantial cuts that are planned. host: are democrats willing to put medicare cuts on the table? guest: what we have done with medicare starts out of the affordable care act, it's making s
i think we are in an environment where the public is saying we don't just want career politicians running the game any more. we have a lot of candidates who come from a lot of different areas of experience and expertise. i think this is an informant in which they can win. host: now this -- is this something you and other house democrats can support? guest: i think post-election there are going to be a lot of ideas put on the table about responsible ideas so that we don't go off the fiscal cliff...
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guest: we do energy and environment, regulation, taxes. i would love to move into innovation, technology, space. we would like to do international affairs. host: do you have any association with the romney campaign? guest: i do not. host: wilmington, delaware, our first call. caller: what i think this means for medicaid is that children in poverty will have a better chance to get health care regardless of how much spare parents make. what's going to happen is medicare will get cut. more money will be put into the kids. youth will have a better chance of sustaining health as they get older so we will have healthier people in the future and we will not have to rely on social security benefits, medicare for our people. so what i think will happen is we will be able to cut our budget over time and have a sustainable future. guest: that would be wonderful. i think we know that we have to cut our budget. we have big problems on the spending side. but we do have to provide for the next generation access to quality health care and high quality edu
guest: we do energy and environment, regulation, taxes. i would love to move into innovation, technology, space. we would like to do international affairs. host: do you have any association with the romney campaign? guest: i do not. host: wilmington, delaware, our first call. caller: what i think this means for medicaid is that children in poverty will have a better chance to get health care regardless of how much spare parents make. what's going to happen is medicare will get cut. more money...
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why didn't we improve that environment when all of this was the one? host: about five minutes, talking to congressman michael burgess. he practiced medicine about 30 years in north texas -- guest: 25. host: ob/gyne/lgin, illinois -- ob/gyn. elgin. illinois. caller: doctor congressman -- two things i wanted to say. people who are pregnant cannot get individual insurance. i am an insurance agent. not only expectant mothers but expectant fathers cannot get insurance. talking about 62,000 people covered under the pre-existing condition insurance -- guest: supplemental program. caller: that is taxable by congress because there is a cap in the amount of money. states would expand the program if congress put more money into it. guest: that is exactly the point -- and thank you for making it for me. why spend more money on setting up a federal program which is a new program under the affordable care act, why not help the states that already have the risk pools or reinsurance programs are the ways to deal with the problem? the $5 billion spent setting up the ne
why didn't we improve that environment when all of this was the one? host: about five minutes, talking to congressman michael burgess. he practiced medicine about 30 years in north texas -- guest: 25. host: ob/gyne/lgin, illinois -- ob/gyn. elgin. illinois. caller: doctor congressman -- two things i wanted to say. people who are pregnant cannot get individual insurance. i am an insurance agent. not only expectant mothers but expectant fathers cannot get insurance. talking about 62,000 people...